We are in Singapore and checking out the local music shop scene including 2 great record shops Vinylucky & For The Record, as well as test driving some high end audio gear that we can't afford (check Facebook.com/VinylGuide for videos of this). Also we review two excellent entries into the record cleaning market Groovewasher and VinylVac.

If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.

In part 2 of our 2 part series on bootleg recordings, we tell the story of Mike Millard "Mike the Mic" who recorded hundreds of bands in the 70s in Los Angeles, including Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Who and many more, and then interview Mr Stephen Coates of the band "The Real Tuesday Weld" who just wrote a book titled "X-Ray Audio: The Strange Story of Soviet Music On The Bone". Fascinating book, you must hear what it was like for music fans behind the iron curtain during the cold war.

If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.

The 1st of our 2 part series on bootleg records; we discuss events that led up to the creation of the bootleg industry, the story behind the first widely distributed bootleg Bob Dylan's "The Great White Wonder" and The Rolling Stones "LiveR Than You'll Ever Be", some of the personalities, including Frank Zappa, that either participated or were forced to deal with part of the bootleg story and tips for vinyl collectors interested in adding some boots to their already crowded record shelves.

If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.

This week I’m going to give away some records so share the Vinyl Guide with your friends and I may just reach out to you to send you some good stuff! This week I also chat with Parker Macy of Crème Tangerine Records of Costa Mesa California near Los Angeles, share record shipping tips and talk about some of the jewels in my vinyl collection.

If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.

Nate talks to Mike Spitz and Rebecca Villaneda, authors of "The Record Store Book: Fifty of Southern California's Most Iconic and Legendary Record Stores" as well as discussing the story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a singing sensation that was popular for all the wrong reasons.

If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.